Barclays PLC Reduces Stake in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (NYSEARCA:EWW)

Barclays PLC lowered its position in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (NYSEARCA:EWW) by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 167,346 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 33,618 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF were worth $8,987,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. &PARTNERS lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 39.4% during the 2nd quarter. &PARTNERS now owns 10,805 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $612,000 after buying an additional 3,056 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 457.2% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 91,302 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,169,000 after purchasing an additional 74,916 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF in the third quarter worth $1,033,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 4,737.1% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,693 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $96,000 after purchasing an additional 1,658 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 83,632 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,492,000 after buying an additional 6,386 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWW stock opened at $49.62 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $54.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion, a PE ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI Mexico ETF has a 52-week low of $48.65 and a 52-week high of $71.12.

About iShares MSCI Mexico ETF

iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Mexico Capped Investable Market Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Mexico IMI 25/50 Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Mexican Stock Exchange.